More investment professionals will be required to act in their customers’ best interest when providing advice about their retirement money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/business/fiduciary-rules-retirement-money.html
Firms like Experian and TransUnion say it is time for “buy now, pay later” loans to appear on consumer credit reports. The lenders aren’t ready to sign on.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/business/economy/buy-now-pay-later-credit.html
Some people may consider donating embryos to researchers in light of Alabama’s I.V.F. ruling and in advance of other state actions. Would it be considered a charitable gift?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/your-money/ivf-embryos-donation-taxes.html
The income-driven plan known as SAVE has reduced payments for millions of borrowers. Lawsuits by Republican-led states are seeking to upend it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/business/biden-save-student-loans-courts.html
The I.R.S. estimates that 940,000 people who didn’t file their returns for that year are due back money. The deadline for filing to get it is May 17.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/your-money/tax-filing-refunds-2020.html
Over the course of a career, the high fees and a lower-quality menu of investment options found in some plans can shrink your balance significantly.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/business/401k-fees-retirement.html
Have your out-of-network insurance bills skyrocketed? Chris Hamby, an investigative reporter for The Times, may have an explanation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/insider/medical-insurance-costs.html
A dozen red roses is timeless. But its price tag is not. At Ditmars Flower Shop in Queens, where costs have soared in recent years, a bouquet is $72, up from $60 in 2019.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/nyregion/flowers-cost-roses-nyc.html
The share of those paying the full advertised cost has declined over the last couple of decades, a new report found. Yet many don’t understand how much they’ll really pay.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/your-money/college-tuition-cost-.html
Charles Schwab stopped offering a 2 percent card years ago, and most banks don’t hand over more than 2 percent either.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/your-money/robinhood-rewards-credit-card.html
Some Vanderbilt students will have $100,000 in total expenses for the 2024-25 school year. The school doesn’t really want to talk about it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/your-money/paying-for-college/100k-college-cost-vanderbilt.html
A nonprofit group called R.I.P. Medical Debt has relieved Americans of $11 billion in hospital bills. But that did not improve their mental health or their credit scores, a study found.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/science/rip-medical-debt.html
Should you fold or roll your clothes? Is a duffel bag better than a backpack or a bag with wheels? How to pack light and avoid checked-bag fees (not to mention lost luggage).
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/travel/how-to-pack-a-carry-on.html
A new agreement by Visa and Mastercard to reduce fees charged to merchants may drain the lucrative rewards that grant free travel to many credit card users.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/travel/loyalty-points-credit-card-fees.html
The deal could save merchants $30 billion over five years. It would also allow them to adjust prices based on the costs of accepting different credit cards.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/business/visa-mastercard-swipe-fees.html
The Labor Department’s latest push for a new fiduciary rule would protect investors’ retirement savings and require financial services providers to change.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/business/fiduciary-rule-retirement.html
A financial firm told an account owner that it had turned over her money to the state. When she filed a claim, something strange happened.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/your-money/unclaimed-property-missing-money.html
Inflation is driving up the cost of materials and labor to repair roofs and cars. Adding to insurers’ costs is increased development in areas affected by severe storms.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/your-money/insurers-report-rising-hail-damage-claims.html
The incremental relief brings the canceled total to $143.6 billion for nearly four million Americans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/business/biden-student-loan-forgiveness.html
A Minnesota couple’s vacation fell apart after a jet bridge accident and a code-share snafu led to two nights of failed connections.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/travel/air-canada-united-codeshare.html